At the committee hearing:

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will please come to order.

Today we will hold a hearing on HR 666 to increase the minimum wage.  Our first witness is M_. ___, representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  You will each have five minutes to present your position on this bill, followed by ten minutes of questions.

M_., ___, you may proceed.

[After his prepared statement] Does any member wish to question the witness?

Thank you.  Your time has expired.  Our second witness is M_., ___, representing the AFL-CIO. [Proceed as with the first witness.]

This hearing is hereby adjourned.  We will convene tomorrow at ___ to mark up HR 666.

At the markup:

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will please come to order.

Today we will markup HR 666, a bill to increase the minimum wage.  Each member will now have 30 seconds to make an opening statement.  Does any member wish to speak?

Does any member wish to offer an amendment? [Mark and use overhead transparencies to show the amendment.]

Is there any debate on this amendment?

I will now call for a vote on Amendment ___.

All those in favor? ___ members vote yes.

All those opposed? ___ members vote no.

All those abstaining? ___ members abstain.

This amendment passes (fails).

[Repeat this process for each amendment.]

[To call for a recess] We will now recess for ___ minutes.

[At the end of the recess] The committee will please come to order.

[At the end of the markup] I will now summarize HR 666 as amended.  Is there any debate on the entire bill as amended?

We will now take a final vote on HR 666 as amended.

HR 666 as amended will [not] be reported out.  This meeting is adjourned.